Yesterday I got both Minuit albums in the mail [The 88 and The Guards Themselvels]. They're good- there's a bunch of good tracks on each that you can't find on eMusic or Amazon. Definitely recommended if you don't mind the painful USD-NZD conversion rate. Took 10 days between order and shipping from smokecds.com; maybe the other place can do better.

Okay, I'm still using these for my weekly alarm clock. Although I only made the mistake of using no. 9 once. Waking up to that was not fun. This mix, however, was a wonderful way to ease into the day ... an absolutely gorgeous opening.

"Now, in an unusual case in which an Arizona recipient of an RIAA letter has fought back in court rather than write a check to avoid hefty legal fees, the industry is taking its argument against music sharing one step further: In legal documents in its federal case against Jeffrey Howell, a Scottsdale, Ariz., man who kept a collection of about 2,000 music recordings on his personal computer, the industry maintains that it is illegal for someone who has legally purchased a CD to transfer that music into his computer."

Thanks alot for that tape. I loved all the cover songs.. well, except for Bohemian Rhapsody, which was fun to listen to, but I don't think I want to hear it again. ;) Again.. Thanks! And Happy New Year!